Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic: Two great players of the tennis world, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, faced each other in the men’s singles of Paris Olympics 2024. Novak Djokovic won this match. He won the match by winning two sets and qualified for the third round. At the same time, Rafael Nadal’s challenge is over. In the men’s singles of tennis, Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-1 in the first set and 6-4 in the second set. Nadal’s dream of winning a medal in men’s singles has been shattered.
Rafael Nadal could not survive the first set
Nadal has not been in his best form for some time. This is the reason why he could not stand against Novak Djokovic in the first set. In the first set, every move of Nadal failed against Djokovic. Nadal lost the first set 4-1 very easily. This made it seem that Djokovic would win this match very easily. Whereas on the clay court, Nadal will have to face a crushing defeat in his own stronghold. Because Nadal has won the French Open Grand Slam title 14 times, which is held on clay court and Nadal is called the king of clay court.
made a comeback in the second set
After losing the first set, Rafael Nadal was trailing 4-0 against star tennis player Djokovic in the second set as well and it seemed as if he had surrendered in his fortress. But then he made a strong comeback and showed why he is considered the best player in the world. Even Novak Djokovic was surprised to see his game. He took the set from 4-0 to 4-4. He used his forehand brilliantly. Then it seemed that some miracle could happen. Djokovic was finding it difficult to win the second set. But in the end he won the second set 6-4 and by winning this set he also won the match.
Nadal won the gold medal in the year 2008
Rafael Nadal has won the gold medal in men’s singles in the Olympics in 2008. Apart from this, he also won gold in men’s doubles in 2016. This time he may have lost in singles. But in doubles, his and Carlos Alcaraz’s pair is performing well. On the other hand, it will be interesting to see whether Novak Djokovic is able to win the gold medal this time or not.
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